| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. [ THS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 04/25/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 04/25/2024 | M(1) | 3,261 | A | $0 | 4,910,950 | I | See Footnote(2) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 04/25/2024 | M(1) | 3,261 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 3,261 | $0 | 0 | I | See Footnote(2) | |||
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 04/25/2024 | A | 4,798 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 4,798 | $0 | 4,798 | I | See Footnote(2) | |||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Settlement of restricted stock units into shares of common stock. |
| 2. JANA Partners Management, LP ("JANA" or the "Reporting Person") is a private money management firm which beneficially owns the securities reported herein through various accounts under its management and control. JANA Partners Management GP, LLC (the "GP") is the general partner of JANA. The founder of the GP and indirect control person of JANA is Barry Rosenstein. JANA, the GP and Barry Rosenstein disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any. |
| 3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
| 4. These restricted stock units have a grant date of April 27, 2023. These restricted stock units vested and settled in stock on April 25, 2024. Scott Ostfeld ("Mr. Ostfeld"), a Partner of the Reporting Person who currently serves on the board of directors of the Issuer, has assigned all rights to any shares issuable pursuant to the grant to the Reporting Person. Pursuant to the assignment, settlement of the award on vesting was made to the Reporting Person. |
| 5. These restricted stock units have a grant date of April 25, 2024. Unless deferred, restricted stock units vest and settle in stock or cash upon the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of the grant date or the Issuer's 2025 Annual Meeting. Mr. Ostfeld has assigned all rights to any shares issuable pursuant to the grant to the Reporting Person. Pursuant to the assignment, settlement of the award on vesting will be made to the Reporting Person. |
| Remarks: |
| The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a director by deputization for purposes of Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of the fact that Mr.Ostfeld currently serves on the board of directors of the Issuer. |
| /s/ JANA Partners Management, LP, by Jennifer Fanjiang, Partner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | 04/29/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||